The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-26
CANNED FRUIT FACTORIES.
South Carolina's Advantages as the
Centre Of Enterprise.

Centre Of Enterprise.
DR.. T. G. White in Neus and Courier.
Since my sojourn in Beaufort On a
visit to my native home, after an ab'
sence of ten years in British Colum'
bia, where, during that time, l have
been engaged in the salmon canning
business, which forms q considerable
part of the industry and enterprise
upon the Frazer and Skeena rivers
Of that province, 1 have noticed with
interest through your journal some
indications of starting a canning fac
tory for fruits and vegetables ut or
in the vicinity Of Charleston.
I have recently been informed
chat the enterprise has assumed q
definite shape in the organization of
a company unde; a charter for the
Development of such enterprise or
enterprises, which I am confident,
under proper and favorable condi.
tions, would not only rebound to the
profit of the investors, but to the
benefit OF the State. I use the ex-
preston proper and favorable condi-
tions. and in this connection l might
say the most essential element Of
success for such an enterprise is the
abundance and cheapness Of the ma
terial to be procured. Other condi.
tions of my OWE knowledge, without
enumerating them, I regard aslabound-
ing here to an extent as to justify
every assurance of eminent success.
The success Of the first enterprise of
this sort is greatly to be desired, as
it would stimulate other enterprises
of a similar nature in numerous other
sections, and be vastly contributory
to its material prosperity, and hence
my interest.
During the recent visit of his Ex-
cellency, the Governor, and the men,
bers of the State Board of Agricul-
ture to Beaufort, l had the pleasure
Of meeting and conyersing with your
highly accomplished Superintendent
Of Agriculture, Col. A. P. Butler,
whose mind is evidently stored and
possessed of information relating to
all matters tending to the material
and physical development of the
State, derived from his extensive
correspondence and study. found
him 80 attentive q listener to my
knowledge and experience of the
business, aad having so liberal dis
position not only to encourage all
such manufacturing enterprises in
the State by his active efforts and
contributions, bat to desire such
practical suggestions as might be
made by one having been actually
engaged in them, that have been
emboldened to address this commu.
nication to your widely circulated
paper in the hope that if it serves no
other purpose than awakening inter-
est in others it may contribute to the
Inauguration Of similar enterprises,
in which / have confidence. through
out the Southern country.
Having been manuger of British
company on the Skeens Riyer. in the
province of British Columbia, for
five yesrs oishe time was employed
in the salmon canning business, l
have thought that some suggestions
from one having ample experience in
all the branches, from the practical
operations Of the "catch" and the
workshops to the handling of i'm.
mense numbers of cases of canned
goods in foreign markets, might not
be out of place and would probably
be acceptable to those interested in
the success of this initiatory enter
prise that has contributed so largely
to the. manufacturing industries of
the Paci6c coast.
The Indian labor which we used
for catching salmon was, of course, a
certain kind of skilled labor, in which
perhaps no other race but those &C.
customed to, and trained from youth
for that particular work was so adapt.
ed after being taught. The employ.
ment of $50 or 200 Of the tractsble
and docile race which inhsbit that
section vas there matter of neces.
sity and economy, even at the high
rate Of wages they received. Their
facility of handling their canoes and
nets was an requirement derived
from constant practice and expert
ence, stimulated by instructions from
the white man.
The skilled artisans from among
the Chinese. whom We imported for
the season Of about two months, be.
came trained and skilled under mas.
ter hands of which they were only
imitators. Of these We employed